Menu Path

Tools > Show/Hide Planes

🧾 What it does

This command applies visual display to all roof planes simultaneously, drawing a shaded or 'filled' area or a cross-hatch pattern on each roof plane. This helps you see whether planes have been correctly constructed and makes it easier to select roof planes for commands.

💡 When to use Show/Hide Planes

Keep planes visible when you need to:

Select a roof plane for a command
Determine that roof planes are indeed present
Verify planes have been correctly constructed
Visually differentiate materials on each roof plane

Important: If there are no roof planes, there is no roof material being estimated.

🧾 Hatch patterns by material type

The default hatch pattern differs depending on the type of roof material on the roof plane - Tile hatching is parallel to the eave, metal is normal to the eave:

This visual differentiation helps you identify what material is on each roof plane, especially when you want to combine materials.

🧾 Filled plane colours

Filled planes may appear in different colours for different material categories, and can be displayed darker or lighter as required. The example images show how filled planes appear with different hatch patterns and colours based on the roof plane materials.
Filled Planes:

Hatched Planes:

🔧 Customising plane display options

You can customise both the filled plane colours and hatch patterns for different materials. Set-Up > Preference Settings > System Preferences > Plane Options